Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Download SD formatter https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/ And use it as directed. Jay > On Dec 2, 2013, at 2:51 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > Thanks Jay, will give it a try. I rotate my SD cards, so no single card > should be "worn out" yet, but given how cheap they are, I will buy a new > one and see if it makes a difference. > > Cheers, > Nathan > >> On 2 Dec 2013, at 04:37, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote: >> >> Nathan, >> A fix may be as simple as a new SD card. >> I've read of well used cards exhibiting artifacts like that. >> >> Good luck! >> >> Jay >> >>> On 12/1/2013 12:04 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >>> I bought my M8 new in December 2008, and have taken perhaps 20,000 >>> pictures with it during the 5 years I have owned it. Lately, I have >>> noticed that pictures taken in low light (so ISO of 1250 or sometimes >>> even 640) have the horizontal line problem with increasing frequency. >>> Last night we had friends over for Thanksgiving dinner, and to my >>> dismay, the problem now even occurs at ISO 320, as in this picture: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/20131130-L1010169.jpg.html >>> >>> This is the first time I have seen this phenomenon at such a low ISO. >>> >>> Now I wonder if it can really be that a sensor "wears out" after so few >>> actuations? Obviously, the camera is long out of warranty so sending it >>> to Solms is not an option. Have others experienced this? >>> >>> In any case, I am taking the Fuji X-Pro 1 with me to Korea later today, >>> it is a much better choice at this time of year when the light is low in >>> northern latitudes. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >> >>